Meikyoku Slums [P][Q]

[Solus]

Even amidst the crowd Anotsu's actions would not go unnoticed, a few people noticed the man acting up, after which they went to great lengths to avoid him, inciting the rest of the civilians to do the same. It was however convenient as no one even remotely stood in your way as you sped to catch up with the female cyclops. Now imagine yourself being a low and 'umble fruit seller, who has been raised and lived in poverty, devoid of all education, except those of superstition; Then seeing yourself being approached by an angry staring one eyed woman... thing, some guy for whom everyone seems to be wary and a gay rollercoaster, well, you start to suspect certain things.

Scared he looked from the woman to the man and finally to the youth, then the last arrival dropped the word 'possession'. Quickly the man tapped his stomach, head and shoulders, a gesture which he hoped would ward him from the evil that you three harboured. "Oh no! Get away from me, you devils! No pitayas here, go find them somewhere else! Away away away!" he shouted, pointing into the distance and frantically waving his arm every time the word 'away' passed his spit launching lips, despite the fact that his rickety stall was almost collapsing under the weight of the pitayas. Around you the crowd backed off, those in front trying to get away from whatever danger could come to pass, whereas those in the back pushed forward, curious to see what exactly was going on with these obvious well clad strangers. So far for stealth, within a few hours everyone in the district would know that you three were here, as it always happens with news in the slums.

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[|Ayame Unbound|]

Haunting Melody

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[Umehara]

"You couldn't begin to fathom the anomaly."

His words to Duke were as dangerous as any bomb or kunai could have been, signifying the struggle that had just taken place. But as Kogaku spoke and referred to him in such a way, his body almost literally betrayed him. Without warning did Anotsu's hands shoot forward, the nimble digits thirsting for her throat. Atsuhiro had to pin them against his chest beneath his cloak, ivory daggers digging into the fabric of his shirt and threatening to tear it apart to reach his flesh - all in the name of satisfying the thirst that Burakku sought to quench with her blood. "I am a DRAGON, BITCH. Do not forget that I have not physically been manifest. Were it not for this mortal coil, I would see true power and extinguish the arrogant flicker of a candle you call a soul. He is worthy but for one reason, and one reason alone. His--"

Anotsu bit his lower lip and seized the dragon's tongue.

Though his struggle was apparent, he didn't waste any time as she turned her attention toward the pitaya dealer. He'd followed instruction without hesitation, and inevitably they would come to secure the desired goods. His eyes scanned for an opening with which they could use to escape unscathed, preferably one that would lead them to their destination in order to secure the information that Kogaku sought. Inwardly, Atsuhiro could feel Burakku threatening to snap his chains. Colossal appendages swung out within the void. He truly was untamed, and yet this primal rage was one that also held eons of wisdom.

The Uchiha kept better care of his composure as those around them fell under the influence of her instrument, within a proximity that would allow him to interrupt any attempt at disarming or interrupting Kogaku's influence as she weaved her technique. The melody of the Mateki haunted the vicinity and entranced those around them. As such, he recalled the boy's directions and would see them on their way to their next destination. "We don't have time to waste. Every second you spend with the dragon is a second we lose finding out what transpired here."

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Sorry for the late post. Still having problems, can't figure out quite how to fix it. Don't want to take it to the shop untill I'm absolutely certain I can't do it myself. Gotten pretty good at keeping this POS working until now. Keeping it short.

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"Ah-huh. Dragon, wouldn't understand, psychotic outbursts, grim and unsociable otherwise...going on a limb and saying you didn't exactly volunteer to be toting around a passenger. Still, Piper, I don't thing you should be taunting the lizard in our new frined's head. Makes things less awkward, yeah? Beautiful song by the way." And with that, he swiped a bit of food from the cart and began to munch. Why the hell not, right? He was hungry, and Piper had paid for well over the value of the cart itself, every scrap of food upon it, and then some. Also he was somewhat hungry.

"Huh. It's actually not that bad," he said around a mouthful of the slightly sweet dragonfruit. "A little on the bland side, but not bad. You should try one, Red, might get the firebreather to simmer down a bit. Dragon, pitaya, perfect match."

With his free hand he reached into his booksack and withdrew the first of the EMT tomes, tucked it under his arm, and tied the sack itself onto the unusually silent belt he kept his gear bag attached to. A bit of light reading to take care of whenever something important wasn't happening.

He opened the book to the first page...

[Solus]

Sorry for the slowness, been very busy the last days and had no time to post. Will get this done ASAP tomorrow

[Solus]

Enthralled the man looked lazily into the void as blissful tones took over his mind. Whether the blatant lie that would display itself before his eyes would ever provide the man any comfort was a question, though he did seem quite content as some drool trickled down the left side of his mouth. The crowd was aghast as one of the men took a pitaya, the woman had payed for her share, but considering the lack of response from the seller it was unknown to them wether a crime was transpiring here before their eyes or not. Clearly the scene here was disturbing to say the least and the average man of the street could simply not understand what was happening here, other than that the weird woman was bewitching the innocent fruit seller with her flute.

So far things were fairing neither well or wrong, you had your pitayas, the crowd was scared to death and too afraid to act, so no one would probably stand in your way. On the other hand you were in an oasis of space within the crowd and attracting a lot of attention, it would probably not take long until trouble would show up. From here you could go into any direction you want. You could turn back and leave the district again, you could try and follow the street further into the district or you could try to enter one of the old buildings and search for a way up. No matter what choice you made, there was no clear way ahead and every possible road looked like it would lead you further into the maze.

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Kudos to Ayame for the correct use of a Dutch word.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Upwards

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background:url(http://i47.tinypic.com/2up94kh.png); width: 450px; color:#360000; box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px 2pt #360000; border-radius: 0px 0px 50px 50px;] [IC Post; 110] OOC; Thank you to Solus. Sorry for the wait, my boy friend was in town distracting me. "Dragons are all bluster and bullocks." She told Duke with a grin. "Besides, we have a history he would like to forget." She added as she looked around the street. "Let us duck into one these ancient domiciles and make towards the sky. He waste daylight so we must move with haste." She instructed before taking the aforementioned route. She ducked into the building moving quickly and cautiously, listening for the others to follow. "So you've been saddled with the Dragonborn. That must be an awkward relationship." She mused towards Anotsu. "The lack of strangulation was appreciated. I would feel positively ill if I knew I had caused joy to Addergebroed." As she spoke she quietly lifted her eye patch as she looked about for some type of way to go upwards. If there was anything close enough she could jump, though stairs seemed far easier.

[Umehara]

The malevolent tendrils that clutched at the Uchiha's psyche were all but almost impossible to ignore. If Burakku wouldn't control his ancient malice, then Anotsu would simply push the audible roar of his voice further back within the void of his mind. Kogaku seemed all too comfortable to speak about a mythical creature that could easily swallow her whole, but there was little pride that the former Mizukage would grasp onto when in the face of adversity and a foreign land. They were still far from true allies - a realization that he hoped to change if she could assist him in keeping Burakku's motivations at bay. Of course, there were alternate methods to control it. But at what cost?

"It was a choice that I made. Though his influence is stronger than what I'd expected, the power and wisdom that accompany his presence is far greater than what I could have imagined. The things I've done.." he trailed off.

His movement was swift. Calculated. Keeping a low profile as he bent his legs and allowed his cloak to mask his movements, the Uchiha's eyes darted about in close proximity to Kogaku. "The gesture was strangely motivated. But I have no quarrels with you. Your history with the dragon and his kin are none of my concern. He is a seperate entity. Though as I say that, I realize the irony," he stated. A simple chuckle escaped him, ensuring that Duke was in tow as they traveled with haste. "You have yet to tell me why we are here. I suspect that it has something to do with those that have gone missing, yes?"

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Duke followed along relatively without comment, his eyes gazing over at the prospect of the contents of the text he held. Great. It was written in what may as well have been a foreign language. It wasn't so much that he was being penseive it was just...he had nothing to say. That was all he'd had. No jokes left, no wacky antics. All out of ideas. Piper was interesting, Anotsu seemed mildly entertaining, but put the two of them within a few meters of eachother and there was nothing but vague references, barely restrained brutality, and and overwhelming aura of boredom.

On a whim, instead of following Piper up the stairway directly, he would walk sideways along the wall it followed. Why not?

[Solus]

Uhuuuh, distraction you say...

Inside the building things seemed fairly easy at first, upon entering there were stairs directly to your right, but once scaling these you would discover that these went no further than one floor. There the rest of the stairwell was blocked by wall made from different types and sizes of bricks, which had been cemented poorly into an obstacle. An old yellowed floorplan on the old wall hinted at another stairwell being present on the other side of the building. Reaching that would bring past the entire floor, of which the once logical layout had been completely overhauled.

Walls had been erected from all kinds of materials, whereas others had been knocked down, creating a new little maze within the larger maze. Moreover it was never clear whether you were walking through someone's house or if your current path was a hallway, even though it probably didn't matter much, considering the amount of people that were apparently stuck together in this building. They were everywhere, women, children, though the average man seemed absent, apart from the occasional drunk, leper and beggar they were probably all out on an almost desperate quest for sustenance. Oddly enough people above the age of thirty five were oddly absent too... The smell of human waste was astounding and coupled with the heat and moist it was a wonder that all of these people were able to live here all their short lives.

On the other side of the building a new staircase was present, but once again it only went up for just a single floor. Apparently in their search for space people had even inhabited the halves of both stairwells. The second and third floors were no different from the first one, each in a deplorable state that outright violated almost every human right. There were no stairs present to reach the fourth floor, so you had to use a squeaky rusty ladder to reach it, revealing some kind of gambling den that had been established on that floor. But luckily from there you could from the ladder directly move up some stairs to the fifth floor without having to mingle with the gamblers.

On the fifth floor however a new problem dawned. There were no stairs or ladders there. People sat around just as they had on the first three floors, so this was once again a living quarter of some sorts, however two things were out of place. There were two rooms, one on the northern side of the building and another square in the middle of it, both guarded by a bunch of strangely well armed men. You could from here go back and try a different building, make your own entrance, investigate the guarded rooms or find another way that suited you. Whatever the case you would have to do it fast, the time you had left to reach the top in time today was quickly ticking away; only one hour and thirteen minutes left to reach the Ash Brothers before noon.

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[|Ayame Unbound|]

Speed

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[Umehara]

He merely nodded, his eyes working quickly as he scanned the entirety of every section that they would come across. His feet allowed him to jettison effortlessly alongside Kogaku, his hands relatively close to his weaponry in case they ran into a skirmish of some sort. The poverty was most apparent as even the crevices of the decrepit slums was shown to them. He'd been to filthy places before, but this one stood out to him. Though for what it was worth, this maze would most likely offer the shadows to they who wanted to simply disappear.

As Kogaku changed her pace, so would he. Falling in parallel step, he happened across the massive bird Ridori that she had called upon. It seemed that they would take to the skies in an attempt to find their destination. He gave slight heed to the bird with a nod, quickly positioning himself onto its massive frame and ensuring that he wouldn't disturb it with any sudden movement. Finally settled onto its gargantuan size, he kept a watchful eye on the immediate proximity for any interruptions.

[Solus]

Although the way back took time the new road taken through would easily make up for the time lost. With only twenty six minutes left you would approach what was more or less the roof of the entire district. That largest part of it on the Southern side was reserved for some kind of open roof temple. The holy part of the roof had been cut of from the rest through the use of a makeshift wall that was only three to four meters high, made from all kinds of recycled materials. It wasn't really secure on it's own, but the monks that patrolled the perimeter seemed more than able to dispatch any invaders. Their orange kasayas with a grey band stood out starkly against the grey background of the Labyrinth. There must have been about a few hundred of them, moving like ants through their open roofed complex. Some were sweeping, others were burning incense and chanting in front of a giant gold painted statue or training in a group, each move in perfect synchronization. Towards the edge of the roofs a few stone plateaus were sticking out of the structure on which the monks were guiding the bodies of the recently deceased on their final journey, burning the corpses before sweeping the remaining ashes into the river hundreds of meters below. Clearly they had no fear of heights.

In front of the only entrance to the complex a large line had formed of people seeking some kind of favour from the monks. They stood in a cluttered and chaotic line, each group of people clutching a small offering for the monks, mostly pieces of food. At the entrance the meagre amounts of food were collected and the guards at the entrance arranged whatever the people needed. Along the line there were food stalls, and merchants, each presenting their wares with loud shouts. Clearly the monks didn't care for cash, since what little cash the people brought it was quickly turned in for food. Apart from the temple complex and the stalls the roof was oddly devoid of buildings, probably because the chaotic daily influx of people made for poor living conditions. Landing within the temple complex itself would be too cramped, even if the monks would allow it, luckily that still left half the roof as a potential landing pad.

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[|Ayame Unbound|]

Haste and Heaven

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[Umehara]

He followed suit closely behind Kogaku as their landing took place, his dismount graceful as his feet touched down upon the edifice. Green eyes surveyed all that lay before him as he made a mental note of the monks that he could make out, taking care to measure both their height and estimated weight. Photographic memory aided him as he took mental snapshots of the immediate proximity, though never straying from Kogaku's vicinity as he kept her in his line of sight. As she began to play her melody, he would contribute to the tune by falling in line and keeping his disturbance of the crowd minimal.

As they moved forward, he kept his items in constant check as his hands wandered over them and his concealed bladed weaponry. With indifferent eyes did he fall upon the monk and any who would be nearby, appearing harmless to the general patron. His crimson locks fell away from his countenance as he gave a respectful nod of acknowledgement, though allowing Kogaku to remain at the forefront to keep command of their formation.

[Solus]

Aww, c'mon Ayame, I thought you had learned by now not to trust me when I present something like a landing spot on a proverbial silver platter

There was virtually no time to react, rather than landing gracefully the bird would crash straight through the flimsy ceiling and another floor the moment it had put down its weight. Apparently the construction which was the result of random building and the cheapest recycled materials wasn't created to withstand the weight of 475 tons of bird suddenly coming down. The destruction was paramount, stuck across two floors the Ziz had swept multiple people over the edge of the roof as it undoubtedly flapped its wings in desperation. Multiple civilians were dragged down as entire sections of the roof overturned and dropped, ending up stuck either between several pieces or between construction and bird, which for many spelled an untimely and horrible death. In the chaos that ensued people ran in every direction, trampling those who weren't fast enough, or those who were simply in the way of someone stronger; Natural selection at its best. What had transpired below the bird was obscured either by the animal itself or what was left of the roof, but the cries of agony that rose up left little to the imagination.

The response to your arrival was quicker than expected. The monks had been able to see you approach from miles away and were apparently prepared for everything. A few hundred monks rushed forward, half of which immediately started to tend to the wounded civilians and those who were lucky enough to survive. Twenty of the orange robes approached the bird to a distance of twenty meters and flung metal cables with grappling hooks over the bird, pulling them tight to physically restrain the creature. Another eighty of the bald men of them surrounded your bird empty handed, remaining at a distance of ten meters, each orbited by five floating orbs of chakra and taking an intimidating fighting stance. One of them, a giant that stood right in front of the bird shouted at you at the top of his voice. "You two! hands in the air! Surrender now or lethal force will be used! Five... Four... Three..."

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[|Ayame Unbound|]

Damage Control

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background:url(http://i47.tinypic.com/2up94kh.png); width: 450px; color:#360000; box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px 2pt #360000; border-radius: 0px 0px 50px 50px;] [IC Post; 113] As soon as the roof began to give way their training took over. Between extensive amounts of teamwork and the training to simply be able to ride the great bird nothing could take them by surprise. She tightened her knees against Ridori's sides quickly, commanding her to simply keep her wings in close and take the fall. At the same moment she shouted to Anotsu "Catch them!" While her weight was great the fall would not cause undue amounts of damage, and even if it did Kogaku could heal it easily. The result would be the roof would indeed crumble under their weight but no one would be knocked off the edges. For those falling into the roof there was little she could do but hopefully Anotsu could cover that edge. There would still be injuries but she could undoubtedly fix them on her own. The moment they cleared the ceiling the Ziz stretched her wings out into the abandoned fall to help cushion the fall of anyone unlucky enough to be close to them. As her wings were unfurling Kogaku hands hurridenly created a set of seals. Two copies of her self were instantly created. The original drew her flute and pressed it to her lips. She was playing a song of healing that would begin to affect many before they even attained injuries. And then the landing came. Due to the precise timing of outstretching her wings Ridori was able to avoid more casualties and lessen the force of the landing, thus meaning not even the food on her riders was damaged. Her outstretched wings would also work catch many of the fallen. If any debris followed she would quickly sweep them out of the way. Kogaku's song filled the air, healing wounds as much as she could. Anyone not healed to at least satisfaction by her song could receive further treatment from her. She poured more chakra into her song ensuring anyone around would receive at least some amount of healing. The air around them grew green and heavy with the touch of her chakra. Her eyes found Anotsu to see how he had taken the fall and if he had been of any help. One of her clones had waved her hands, focusing upon Ridori. As the monks rushed forwards to attempt to catch Ridori she was already waving her hands, sending out a wave of unseen energy to catch them before they could throw. The technique she used could extend for seventy meters and it would stop the monks in their tracks, causing them to loose their breath and halt their attacks. As this happened the second clone would raise her voice high before the man could shout his warning. "Wait!" She exclaimed. "This is an accident and we can heal those that are injured but not if you attempt to stop or capture us!" She shouted, letting her voice be heard by all. "This can be explained just as well after we make sure these people live! Look at her!" She pointed towards the original Kogaku who was still going strong with her song. "Her song is healing some of the injuries until she can look at them each individually. Let us remedy what we have caused." She waited carefully watching the monk who seemed to be in charge. She was ready to protect the original Kogaku just as her twin was ready to protect Ridori at a moments notice.

[Umehara]

Emergency Maneuvers.

He need only hear the final syllable before his own ministrations began to take place. The enigmatic Uchiha had seen many a tumble with the likes of his dragon kin, no more unaware than what would force him into action. As he watched the immediate proximity begin to restructure itself as a result of Ridori's size, handseals were swiftly created. Earlier cognizance allowed him to react with the greatest method of emergency - quickly did his lungs expand, his abdomen rising as he positioned himself at the edge of Ridori's being. A massive expulsion of gaia from his gullet erupted into existence, rapidly descending below them and ensuring that a number of the patrons who'd suffered their fall would land safely within the confines of the liquid's thick composition.

The cushion would reach out toward any obstruction that would endanger the civilians, covering it in the thick ebb and flow of muddy substance. Keeping the area he'd spread it in perfectly adjacent to the number of people who had fallen in, he'd ensure that they would neither drown or suffer as they came to rest.

He'd secured his items minutes earlier, the food they'd gathered continually tucked away in their apparel's grasp as the rush of thick mahogany spanned forward and hardened for further use. And as if falling in line with a cadence, he'd begun his next set of effortless handseals to call upon his chakra's abundant supply. Anotsu awakened the use of the Doton Element once more, the edge of the spewed earth stretching forth and creating massive hands that would form with the brusque stride of a gazelle. Thick digits caught those who remained as Kogaku weaved her song, Atsuhiro's jutsu holding steady as one of the hands swept gently to engulf those who might have been outside the circumference of his first earthen technique. The second hand, working simultaneously and with ambidextrous mastery, would shield the civilians from the falling pieces of construction that were bound to fall into the chaotic scene.

His chakra pool was relatively unscathed as he remained tentative to catching and bringing those who had fallen to safety. "She speaks the truth. We come in peace. Charge this incident to our heads and not our hearts," he finished after Kogaku made her statements. Anotsu kept his hands poised for release on the chance that they would not listen, though the efforts of two strangers to secure the lives of many should have been more than testament enough as retribution for the folly of their ways. Indifferent eyes regarded those who would cast their gaze upon them.

Tsuchi funshutsu no Jutsu (Earth spewing Technique)
Rank: “C

[/u]” “B” “A” “S”
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user takes a deep breath then spits out earth from his/her body, this can be used as a source for other jutsu or it can be used as a projectile.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: N/A
Description: The user holds the dragon seal and takes a deep breath expanding his rib cage but instead of oxygen, earth is exhaled. He will only spit out half his body weight of earth then the chakra from his body will then increase the mass according to the level of the jutsu. For a reason it is generally used to create earth where there is none, to allow the ninja to use other earth based jutsu. The earth is in a form of liquefied mud though after a few seconds of being in the open atmosphere it will harden into a natural, solid soil. The radius, speed and the amount of damage of earth varies at each rank. C rank = 5 meters. B = 10 meters. A rank = 20 meters. S rank = 40meters
Limit: Needs the Earth Release[/quote]

Mimicry of the Earth
Rank: C
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Causes the dirt/ rock to move and form the shape of the user’s hands underground.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: Can’t be used to create another techniques hand signs. User must have hands underground, otherwise the rocks will only hold until provoked into breaking, but in the case of using dirt the formation will break as soon as both hands leave the ground.
Description: After performing the correct hand signs the user plunges his hands into the ground, there by causing the earth to move anywhere between 3 and 30 feet in distance from his current position. The earth then mimics what hand movements are done underground through connections in the ground that run directly from the users hands. This can be used to grab the enemy, punch the enemy, and strangle the enemy. Anything that can be done normally with the users arms can be done. Technique can be canceled if the line in the ground either is severed, by the enemy interrupting it or if the user pulls his/her hands out. If done with too little chakra the user may be held into the ground.
Limit: Must have Earth Release

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sorry guys. i spent the last ten days or so at my father's, where i dont get any signal. no phone, no internet, nothing. id have warned you, but wasn't warned myself. ayame has requested i leave, so when i get a chance, i'll read what's happened so far and edit this into a suitable exit post. id apologise for the holdup as well, but it looks to me like there wasn't one. meanwhile, i have essays i need to make and submit in the space of...a couple hours if i want to pass my classes, so that's what i'm doing first. should have time tomorrow.

[Solus]

No matter how noble your intentions, the monks only registered an an enemy attack in the form of a kamikaze bird with two people, no four people on top, forming handseals and brandishing a flute. Of course the barrier took the monks by surprise, which only further increased their level of mistrust and anger. The giant stepped back, with two of his brethren at his side, placing their hands together in a praying movement. The first flute notes vibrated through the air as the monks started to excrete copious amounts of chakra. Then they disappeared.

The roof cracked in three straight lines as the three men approached at near shunshin speed. One reappeared right in Kogaku's face. The man's face was as orange as the clothes he donned, his eyes were pure alabaster disks and a visible blue aura excreted from every pore of his body. His finger poked the end of your flute, considering the lightness of the movement this shouldn't have done much under normal circumstances. However, these circumstances were far from normal, and with the power of the fifth gate behind the tap it would shove the flute right down your throat, turning the beautiful notes into a gagging sound. The second man would reappear beyond the waving woman, directing a kick at the back of her knees that would bring her to the aforementioned knees. Finally the giant would jump into existence next to the clone that was about to utter a few words, slapping her across the face with the back of his hand so forcefully that it would send the clone flying for several. "Shut it wench! And you pretty boy, not a single move! You can't take on all thirty of us!" his voice boomed supernaturally, pointing at the Uchiha knight on the last line. Perhaps it was not much of a good idea to piss off a bunch of extremely trained human tanks who didn't care whether they lived or died.

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I know, I know, I was slow.